広島大学

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Hiroshima University
• Master of Literature, Hiroshima University
• Master of Education, Hyogo University of Teacher Education

Research Fields

• Social sciences;Psychology;Educational psychology

Research Keywords

• reading and listening comprehension
• shadowing
• working memory
• word processing
• memory of words and phrases
• motor imagery
• second language
• Japanese
• sign language
• cognitive processes

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Psychology of second language learning
2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Psychology of language
3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession
4. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Studies on Psychology of Language Education
5. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Practicum in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
6. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Practicum in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
7. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Tutorial Seminar in Special Topics
8. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Tutorial Seminar in Special Topics
9. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Research in Special Topics
10. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Research in Special Topics

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. Predicting Chinese-to-Japanese Interpreting Performance with Cool and Hot Executive Functions, Journal of International Student Education, 23-33, 20241220
2. ★, The lexical processing of Japanese collocations by Chinese Japanese-as-a-Foreign-Language learners: An experimental study by manipulating the presentation modality, semantic transparency, and translational congruency, Frontiers in Psychology, 14(1142411), 20230404
3. Visuospatial working memory and the construction of a spatial situation model in listening comprehension: An examination using a spatial tapping task, Cognitive Processing, 23(1), 41-54, 202202
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4. An empirical study on Japanese proficiency evaluation of Chinese JFL learners, 9-20, 20211220

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

1. Effects of Working Memory Capacity and Word Recognition Speed on Japanese Listening Comprehension for Chinese Students, Fei Xiaodong, Babalola Micky Amune, Walter Brett Raymond, and Norio Matsumi, The 14th Annual Convention of the Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology, 2016/05/18, Without Invitation, English, Japanese Society for Cognitive Psychology, Hiroshima University, preprint